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Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$201,000
Total Entries
201
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 201
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Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Ken Meyerdirk bet 4,500 on a board of 
, and an opponent in the blinds check-raised to 9,500. Meyerdirk called, and an 
turned. The first player bet 6,000, and Meyerdirk shoved all in for double that. His opponent thought for about a minute before saying he had to call.
Meyerdirk: 
Opponent: 
Meyerdirk had gotten the perfect turn card, and his aces up stayed good on the 
river, which merely gave his opponent aces and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
We found the cards on their backs at Dan Dykhouse's table after he called the all-in shove of a shorter-stacked opponent.
Dykhouse: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, giving Dykhouse aces and jacks for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Reg Powell shoved all in over a raise for his last 7,075 and was called.
Powell: 
Opponent:
Powell was miles behind, but he got a backdoor flush draw and a pair on the 
flop. The 
turn gave him miraculous trips, and he dodged the one-outer on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Kou Vang three-bet to 3,375 after a player opened under the gun, and the opener came back with a four-bet to 7,000. Vang made it 12,375, and his opponent gathered his stack as if to shove all in before deciding to lay his hand down, flipping 
. Vang silently collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
28,650
|
28,650 |
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
After a middle-position limp, Matt Alexander raised to 1,500 from the cutoff. Scott Dougherty three-bet it to 3,000 in the big blind, and only Alexander saw the 
flop with him. Dougherty bet 3,500 before turning to talk with a friend. Alexander tossed out a raise to 8,000, and Dougherty turned, immediately shoving all in when informed Alexander had raised. Alexander looked surprised.
"I'll show ya if you fold," Dougherty said.
"You shouldn't say that," Alexander said with a smile, mucking his cards. Dougherty tossed into the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
9,400
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
A player limped under the gun, and Blake Bohn made it 1,050 to go in the next spot. Action folded to a player in late position, who shoved her last 4,625 in. Bohn made the call after everyone else folded.
Bohn:
Opponent:
Bohn was in good shape with a dominating ace, and the flop kept him in front. A turn] made the possibility of a chop imminent if a big card hit, but the fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
This weekend, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will host its latest $1,100 Main Event, which features a $150,000 guarantee, at the Grand Falls Casino in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from that tournament from Friday, August 15 through Sunday the 17.
"We’re very excited to be returning to Grand Falls Casino, which is located in Larchwood, Iowa just six miles south of Sioux Falls," said MSPT owner and operator Bryan Mileski. "The location attracts players from both states, as well as our regular following of players from Minnesota and the rest of the Midwest. All signs point to another successful event.”
The Grand Falls Casino, which will host two last-chance $250 qualifiers for the Main Event that will be held on Friday and Saturday at 9:30 a.m., has proven to be extremely popular with the players.
"This is my favorite stop on tour," stated Dan Hendrickson of Faribault, MN. "The rooms and pool are beautiful. This is a staple on my poker schedule."
The MSPT has only been to Grand Falls Casino twice in the past, and both stops proved to be memorable. Here’s a historical look back at the stop.
Dan Sun Becomes First Two-Time Champ
The MSPT first visited Grand Falls Casino back in Season 3 from August 11-19, 2012 when 215 entrants entered the Main Event to create a prize pool of $215,000. It was there that Dan Sun emerged victorious to capture the $60,486 first-place prize and become the first-ever two-time MSPT champion. What’s more, he did it in back-to-back fashion after having took down the MSPT Meskwaki for $77,103 three weeks earlier.
“I grinded an average stack all of Day 2 until the final table," Sun said after the win. "I never really felt comfortable. I had a great run of cards at the final table. But also, the experience I’ve had making a couple of other deep runs in major events has definitely helped me learn what I need to do to close things out. I’ve applied that and really focused more on tournaments this past year. It’s paying off.”
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Sun | $60,486 |
| 2 | Taylor Tollefson | $29,823 |
| 3 | John Hayes | $18,770 |
| 4 | Tom Lee | $14,599 |
| 5 | Chris Burke | $12,513 |
| 6 | Adam Zych | $9,385 |
| 7 | Russell Spaid | $8,133 |
| 8 | Denver Smith | $7,091 |
| 9 | Brad Olson | $5,839 |
Everett Carlton Makes Record Eighth MSPT Final Table
In August of last year, the MSPT returned to Grand Falls Casino and the Main Event attracted 218 entrants and created a prize pool of $218,000. Everett Carlton made his eighth MSPT final table and 10th cash — both records — while at that stop, but it was satellite winner Josh Smith of Brandon, SD, who walked away with the title and $59,221 first-place prize.
It was also at that stop that MSPT regular Brett Kuznia cashed in his third consecutive MSPT Main Event, a feat that had never previously been accomplished. In May of that year, Kuznia took fourth at Northern Lights Casino, and then two months later he placed 20th at Meskwaki Casino. At Grand Falls, he finished fourth when his ace-seven fell short to Smith’s king-queen after the two got it all in preflop.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smith | $59,221 |
| 2 | Steve Belland | $31,719 |
| 3 | William Perpich | $20,088 |
| 4 | Brett Kuznia | $14,802 |
| 5 | Luke Blindert | $12,687 |
| 6 | Jared Mohnen | $9,515 |
| 7 | James Odegaard | $8,035 |
| 8 | Everett Carlton | $7,189 |
| 9 | Russell Spaid | $5,920 |
**Article written by Chad Holloway**
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
